Session 1.6c Conference Product Brief: Human-Machine Teaming to Reduce Cognitive Load in Bridging ISR to C2
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| Tuesday, November 12, 2024 |
| 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM |
| Menzies Theatre |
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Most C2ISR analysts and operators are overwhelmed with the amount of data that floods their work screen and they do not have time to view or make sense of all of it. This is not meant to imply that they aren’t proficient in their tradecraft; they are extremely proficient. The issue is that no human can process all of this data. The solution requires machines to help humans. Despite our advances in AI/ML, human wetware processing cycles are still required for final decision making—especially in positive or combat ID scenarios. However, machines can, and should, play a huge role in assisting humans with those decisions. Machines can nominate items of interest for final “wetware” validation.
Our ADSI RAIN™ system is broader than just the AI/ML “make sense” component though. We utilize cross domain solutions (CDS) for data movement between disparate networks. Data from all security classification domains contributes to greater and faster truths in these dynamic situations. Running data analytics on combined data at speed and scale of machines is the only way to stay “left of the bang” and improve the probability of friendly forces success. This capability is crucial in modern warfare, where rapid information processing and dissemination can mean the difference between success and failure.
Ultra’s ADSI RAIN™ human-machine teaming capabilities enhance friendly warfighter success by improving situational awareness, bridging ISR to C2, reducing cognitive load, and allowing junior operators and analysts to operate at levels of proficiency typically only acquired after decades of experience. The combination of human ingenuity and machine precision, speed, and scale creates synergistic superior outcomes that significantly improve mission accomplishment in the complex theater of modern warfare. From where we stand, it always “looks like RAIN!”
Speaker
Ed Campbell
ADSI RAIN Product Manager
Ultra Intelligence & Communications
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Biography
Ed Campbell is the Product Manager for Ultra’s ADSI RAIN™ product. With four plus decades of experience, Ed is a subject matter expert in ISR and C2. As the product manager for the RAIN ecosystem, Ed is responsible for guiding the success of this product and for leading the cross-functional team developing it. He sets the strategy, roadmap, and feature definition for the product line and provides the deep product expertise needed to make strategic product decisions.
Ed served 20 years in the US Air Force, then functioned for 13 years as a principal engineer and Manager, Systems Engineering for what is now L3Harris. Ed also served as an A&AS (SETA) contractor for Big Safari for almost seven years while dual hatted as the VP of Aeronautical Systems Engineering for Calvert Systems Engineering. Ed then functioned as the Director of Innovation at Viasat for two years before joining Ultra because he wanted to be part of the RAIN team that develops and delivers this much needed warfighter capability—as he called it, a noble cause.
Ed has an A.A.S. in Electronics Engineering Technology, B.S. and M.S. in Computer Science, M.A. in Bible Exposition, and is currently pursuing a Doctor of Strategic Leadership. Ed also holds professional certifications as a Certified Product Manager (CPM), a Certified Innovation Leader (CIL), a Program Management Professional (PMP), and a Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP).
